Improvement in show-cases



UNITED STATES GEORGE A. HEARN, JR., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

I IMPROVEMENT IN SHOW-CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,306, dated June27,1871.

To all Iwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. HEARN, Jr., of the cityof New York, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Improvementin Show-Gases; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and eX- act description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, rei'- erence being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part of thisspeciiication.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in show-cases,and is designed for the purpose of showing and exposing for sale kidgloves, hosiery, laces, parasols, handkerchiefs, silks, ribbons, and anyother merchandise that it may be desired to, show in cases; and consistsof one or more glass-covered compartments, con-k structed and arrangedas hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a top View, of myimproved show-case. Fig. 2 is a section of Fig. 1, showing the angle ofthe compartments. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are modiiications of the samegeneral design.

Similar letters oi'reference indicate corresponding parts.

The present invention is designed as animprovement on the show-casepatented by me recently, No. 113,660. The improvement consists inpresenting the back compartments more fully to the View of thelcustomer, and to enable the merchant-t0 exhibit a greater quantity andvariety of goods in Aa given space without increasing the height of thecase. It moreover enables me to use the case in a vertical position, asrepresented in Fig. 2. I also design to form an entire counter of one ormore glass cases. Ii' of more than one, I propose to arrange thecompartments in an angular position, as .seen in the drawing. Wherethecases are made as represented, eighteen sample dozen handkerchiefs',representing a stock of large amount, can be shown ina case three lfeetby two, thus bringing a great variety before the eye of the customer,while they are all at the same time under the eye ofthe seller, and,after the sale is made, can be put in order and rearranged in theshortest space of time, and made ready for the next customer.

With show-cases of this description, where merchandise of thedescriptions named are on' sale, at least one-third of the usual numberof clerks may be dispensed with.'

A represents the compartments 5 B, the glass covers. By placing them atan angle, or by lapping them one onto the other, as seen in the drawing,their number maybe increased, and consequently a greater variety ofgoods exhibited in a given space without increasing the height of theHaving thus described my invention, I claim

